Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM (EST)

Matt Young, vocalist of Amber Pacific has left the band. His former bandmates posted the announcement/explanation:

As the days turn to weeks, and the weeks into months, I have found myself
searching to find my place in life, in this very place and time.
Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that my place is no longer as
a member of Amber Pacific.

I'm now going to shift my efforts to going back
to school and pursuing a career in public education as a principal, in
hopes that I can better prepare future generations for what lies ahead.

actually, at the high school i went to they were so desperate for a new principal, they convinced the old one to come back out of retirement.
we ended up with this new guy who got fired in two weeks because he was hitting on girls.

i met this guy at one of thier show at the knitting factory (went to see a mutual friend in another band) and he was retarded. I can't imagine him teaching anyone. All he did was make jokes about his balls. and not in a funny way, in like a "i'm thirteen, and i've just learned some swear words" way.

also, in all of New York City, when this band went on (They were headling) there were only about fifteen people still on the floor. IN ALL OF NYC 15 WANTED TO SEE YOU. hang it up.

what's with all the hate? what does it really matter why he left the band? he didn't try and drag the rest of the band down with him, and he should be respected for that. AND while it is extremely rare, it is possible to move directly into an administrative position, however, they usually require at least grad. school.

i mean, i think its safe to say most of you dislike the music this band produced(s) anyhow, so why not just send him a "good luck failing at life" and leave it alone?

This just screams of the Much the Same scenario. Vocalist leaves band on good terms, the rest of the band right away says, dont worry fans the band will continue and then fifteen minutes later realize that the lead vocals pretty much are 50% of their band and call it quits.

You know, I'm going to stick up for Matt on this one. I saw this fucker in April, was the first one to buy the new record (ever, as they told me, anyway), and really respect this band for their talent. The new record came with a DVD that detailed that band's life. Matt gave some premonition to his departure, so, in my opinion, this isn't unexpected. Actually, I find it admirable. The music scene is bullshit after a couple of tours, and school is the best decision. And yes, I've been there.....And yes, most of you assholes have heard of my band.